Signature is our 1-on-1 job search program that
pairs with you a Career Advisor here at TheLadders to make your
job search easier, less stressful, shorter in length and with a
better outcome for you and your family.

What’s the deal?

The program is $2,495 and six months long. We speak with you on
the phone weekly or bi-weekly, and have a professional resume
writer re-write your resume in line with your goals.

Then, when you follow the program, make your calls and take our
advice, we guarantee that you’ll get an offer in your range. Or
your money back.

Now, it’s only 3 months since we launched Signature on CNBC, but
we’ve already had early successes!

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Since that June day…

…Signature customers have started new jobs, that they landed
through the program, at companies like Georgia Pacific, Sony,
Deloitte and Citgo…

…They’ve landed their jobs all the way across the nation: from
Falls Church to San Diego, from Atlanta to San Antonio…

…And we’ve helped customers earn what they’re worth, with pay
packages ranging from $111K + bonus to $165K + bonus to over
$200K in total comp! In one case, we even helped a Signature
customer turn her present situation at ~$90K into a new job at
over $125K. That’s a pretty special situation, but she was pretty
special, and she deserved it!

When you sign up on our Signature site, we’ll give you a
call to see if Signature is right for you. It’s important for us
to chat up front about realistic job goals within your pay range
and industry/function expertise.

Speaking of having a chat, I spoke with our own Amanda
Augustine, Program Manager for Signature, on the first
100 days of the program…

Amanda Augustine; Program Manager, Signature

MC: What should people know about Signature and the job
search?

AA: “There’s isn’t some magic bullet or quick-fix to finding a
job. You’re going to have to dedicate time and energy if you want
to land the right job. Job seekers need to be prepared to make
that commitment, and understand that it’s probably going to take
longer than the last time they seriously searched, even if you
are a great candidate. The market’s saturated, you know!

A lot of job seekers out there don’t realize that until they’re
deep into the search, so the reality is that it could take you
more than 6 months to find a job. With Signature we’re helping
clients cut that time down as much as possible by keeping them
focused.

On average our clients find jobs a little over 4 months, and
we’ve already seen some early successes since the June launch.”

MC: So what should I tell people?

AA: “I think it’s great for you to tell people about Signature,
but you also need to be realistic. It’s a jungle out there, and
it’s going to take them several months to find a job.

And also that they shouldn’t be applying to jobs that they have
no business applying to. You’re not going to get a response to
things that don’t deserve a response! We can’t change that.”

MC: What do people like least about the program?

AA: “Most people want to skip the prep work and start applying
right away. And some want to be super-involved in their
resume-writing process and don’t trust the experts.

In both those cases, they’re missing out on the most important
step — figuring out the job goals.

Everything in your job search stems from those goals. If you
don’t take the time to take inventory of your skill set and know
what you’re great at, and be able to write it out, you won’t be
successful in your job search because you won’t be focused.

That’s because those goals become your job search criteria: what
types of companies, what types of roles, what types of
industries, do you really want to (and should) apply to?

Can you really move, can your family really up and leave, or is
it just you that wants to up and leave?

If you truly want to change industries, are you willing to take a
pay cut to do that, if necessary? Are you financially able to
take a pay cut?

You can’t write your resume until you figure all that out. You
need to pick a target and then write a resume that works for it.”

MC: What do people like most about the program?

AA: “The one-on-one career coaching. People really like having
their own personal sounding board and partner-in-crime who
devises a game plan that makes sense for the job seeker.

They like having someone to serve as the voice of reason, and
provide reality checks along the way to not only educate them but
also keep them on track. And their advisors help them through the
entire process, all the way through the salary negotiations.
People really like that.

I’ve noticed that many times the clients stop referring to how
‘TheLadders’ or ‘Signature’ helped them, and instead refer to
their personal Career Advisor — ‘John helped me get that signing
bonus’ or ‘Moira changed my entire job-search strategy’ — they
develop a personal relationship during the program. You can’t
beat that!”

MC: Who’s the program wrong for?

AA: “The cowboy that wants to be a chef.”

MC: Really? Is that a saying we have around
here?

AA: “Yeah, the cowboy that wants to be a chef, that’s what we
call it. It’s somebody who wants to make a huge move that’s
completely unrealistic given the economic environment.

In 2006 you could be a software designer who wanted to become a
financial analyst. Today, in a saturated job market, they’re
looking for somebody who meets the exact job requirements, not
just skill set but career history and education.”

MC: Who’s the program right for?

AA: “People who are looking for the next step in their careers
and don’t know where to begin, or already have a good start on
the search but need someone to stay on top of them and keep them
focused. We can help with both of these.

We’re currently sticking to TheLadders roots and only working
with $100K+ job switches at the moment.”

MC: Any final thoughts?

AA: “This program works if you’re truly ready to start the search
and put in the time. You have to be prepared to do your part —
it’s a partnership, you know — and listen to your advisor’s,
well, advice.

If you’re open to feedback and willing to try things our way, we
can help make you successful. Trust me — we’ve been working very
hard at this for a long time and we know what we’re doing. We’re
here to help you get that right job offer — after all, that’s our
job!”

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Here you go folks, a “behind the scenes” video of TheLadders
signature program and all the people it takes to make it
successful!:

And here’s a video of Amanda talking about the program and her
time here at TheLadders: